لَقَد أَصبَحَت نَفسي تَتوقُ إِلى مِصرِ

لَقَد أَصبَحَت نَفسي تَتوقُ إِلى مِصرِ

وَمِن دونِها أَرضُ المَهامَه وَالقَفرِ

وَمِن دونِها أَرضُ المَهامَه وَالقَفرِ

Indeed, my soul has come to yearn for Egypt,

Indeed, my soul has come to long for Egypt,

though between me and her lie vast deserts and wasteland.

And between me and it lies a land of vast deserts and barren wilderness.

فَوَاللَهِ لا أَدري أَلِلفَوزِ وَالغِنى

فَوَاللَهِ لا أَدري أَلِلفَوزِ وَالغِنى

أُساقُ إِلَيها أَم أُساقُ إِلى القَبرِ

أُساقُ إِلَيها أَم أُساقُ إِلى القَبرِ

By God, I do not know whether it is to triumph and prosperity

So, by God, I know not whether for success and wealth

that I am being led—or whether I am being led to the grave.

I am driven toward it, or driven to the grave.